Garmin Connect IQ store hit by 'enormous influx' of AI-generated submissions

Garmin's Connect IQ store is seeing a surge of app and watch face submissions, pushing review times to as long as 13 days from the usual 1–2. A Garmin representative called the influx unprecedented, and developers blame AI-generated content, urging upload limits.

• Review times in Connect IQ have stretched to 13 days from 1–2
• Garmin says the submission surge shows no sign of slowing
• Developers call for upload limits to curb AI-generated watch faces
• Selling apps on the store costs $100 a year